Idaho - Emily Ruskovich

Written by Emily Ruskovich
Read by Justine Eyre
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Publisher: Books on Tape
Release date: January 3, 2017
Duration: 10:41:09

Ann and Wade have carved out a life for themselves from a rugged landscape in northern Idaho, where they are bound together by more than love. With her husband’s memory fading, Ann attempts to piece together the truth of what happened to Wade’s first wife, Jenny, and to their daughters.

In a story written in exquisite prose and told from multiple perspectives—including Ann, Wade, and Jenny, now in prison—we gradually learn of the mysterious and shocking act that fractured Wade and Jenny’s lives, of the love and compassion that brought Ann and Wade together, and of the memories that reverberate through the lives of every character in Idaho.

In a wild emotional and physical landscape, Wade’s past becomes the center of Ann’s imagination, as Ann becomes determined to understand the family she never knew—and to take responsibility for them, reassembling their lives, and her own.

“Narrator Justine Eyre captures listeners from the very first words of Emily Ruskovich’s poignant exploration of family, loss, grief, and the intangible quality of memory. … Eyre is simply wonderful as she recounts Wade’s erratic behavior as he struggles to bring the past into focus. Especially noteworthy is Ruskovich’s lyrical prose, which flirts with poetry as she describes the bold western landscape, the slippery images of remembrances and the tiniest natural details. Eyre’s performance turns Ruskovich’s striking debut novel into much more than a mystery.”…. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award